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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What they're paying is downright criminal and why they can't staff. My friend is an IA with 20 years experience in special education moving to the area from out of state. They offered her 24k to start. Despite absolutely falling in love with the school she interviewed with, she had to turn the position down once she received the offer. [/quote]

Yeah, TA's across the country everywhere aren't paid well.  I think their pay is kind of insulting.  I worked with a TA this year in my classroom who truly was amazing.  She worked 1:1 with a child with an IEP.  I do not know what I would have done without her and most certainly, the child's outcomes improved exponentially simply because she was so good.  I'd like to see TA's in HCOL cities start at 35-38K with full health benefits.  It doesn't matter if most teachers with a BA start at 50-55K in most cities, we desperately need good TA's.  This, to me, is even more serious than a very serious teacher shortage.  My sister teaches in a district where it looks like they aren't going to be able to open their headstart PreK program on time along with the rest of the grades because they cannot get enough TA's (required by law) to staff it.[/quote]

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